Historical Events In December - 07

1983  On this day in history 2 jets collided at Madrid Airport killing 93   

1983  Edgar Graham, member of N Ireland Assembly, shot dead by IRA on December - 07.   

1984  On this day in history jeanne Cagney, actress (Quicksand, Kentucky Rifle), dies at 65   

1985  Atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB on December - 07.   

1985  Potter Stewart, 94th Supreme Court Justice (1958-81), dies in NH at 70 on December - 07.   

1987  43 die in Pacific Southwest Airline crash in California (man shot pilots) on this day in history.   

1987  Gorbachev arrives in the US for a summit meeting on December - 07.   

1988  On this day in history armenian SSR rocked by earthquake, 8 on Richter scale (55,000 die)   

1988  On this day in history gorbachev announces 10% unilateral Soviet troop reductions at UN   

1988  On December - 07 mikhail Gorbachev cheered by Wall St crowds upon arrival in NYC   

1988  Yasser Arafat recognizes existence of Israel on December - 07.   

1988  On December - 07 andrei P Ershov, Russian computer pioneer, dies   

1988  On this day in history armenian earthquake in Armenia killing 25,000 people   

1990  Iraqi parliament endorses Saddam's decision to free hostages on December - 07.   

1990  Ted Turner and Jane Fonda announce their engagement on December - 07.   

1990  Delecta "Dee" Clark, US singer (Raindrops), dies at 52 on December - 07.   

1992  On this day in history maurice Coutinho, writer/translator (Silent Struggle), dies at 79   

1993  On this day in history south African transitional executive council set up   

1993  On December - 07 félix Houphouet-Boigny, pres of Ivory Coast (1960-93), dies at 88   

1994  Elga Andersen, German/French model/actress (Global Affair), dies at 58 on December - 07.   

1995  On December - 07 bill Gates announced that Microsoft would shift its entire business focus to the Internet.   

1995  Galileo arrives on Jupiter on this day in history.   

1995  Larry Bartlett, photographer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1996  Eugene Izzi, mystery writer, hangs himself at 43 on this day in history.   

2005  A U.S. Federal Air Marshal fatally shoots Rigoberto Alpizar on a jetway at Miami International Airport in Florida on December - 07.   

2005  European Union TLD .eu is launched, and replaced .eu.int. Initially this will be only for business purposes. From 7 April 206 onwards, EU citizens can also register .eu domains on this day in history.   

2007  Uranus' orbit will be positioned such that the sun shines directly above its equator (i.e. an equinox) on this day in history.   

2014  On December - 07 the Syrian military accuse Israel of carrying out two air strikes on Syria   

2017  Naples' pizza spinning given UNESCO intangible heritage status along with Germany's organ music, Kyrgystan's Kok boru and India's Kumbh festival on December - 07.   

2017  Australia's parliament votes to legalize gay marriage on December - 07.   

2017  Virtual currency Bitcoin rises in value, passing $18,440 on some exchanges on this day in history.   

2017  On December - 07 unrest in West Bank and Gaza, schools closed and a general strike in response to America's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital   

2017  Cristiano Ronaldo wins his 5th FIFA Ballon d’Or to equal Lionel Messi's record on this day in history.   

2017  On December - 07 pantone's 2018 Colour of the Year is Ultra Violet   

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0521  On this day in history birth of saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597)   

0903  Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi, Persian astronomer (d. 986) was born on this day in history.   

1302  Azzone Visconti lord of Milan (d. 1339) was born on December - 07.   

1542  Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-1587) was born on December - 07.   

1545  On December - 07 birth of henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, consort of Mary I of Scotland (d. 1567)   

1557  Girolamo Trombeti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1561  Kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.   

1598  On December - 07 birth of giovanni Bernini, Italy, baroque sculptor (St Teresa in Ecstasy)   

0043  Death of Cicero, Roman politician and author (b. 106 BC) on December - 07.   

0283  On this day in history death of pope Eutychian   

0983  On December - 07 otto II the Red, German king/emperor (973-83), dies at about 28   

1254  Innocent IV, [Sinibaldo dei Fieschi], Pope (1243-54), dies on December - 07.   

1279  Death of King Boleslaus V of Poland (b. 1226) on this day in history.   

1295  Death of Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1243) on December - 07.   

1383  Wenceslaus, duke of Brabant, dies on this day in history.   

1498  On December - 07 death of alexander Hegius von Heek, German humanist